‘A richly engaging portrait of the life and times of one of historys most appealing characters’ Diana Gabaldon, creator of the Outlander series.

Visit Gillian’s website, for further information about her books and upcoming events, and links to her blogs, articles, and videos of sites in Nell Gwynn’s London. She sold her innocence and captured the heart of a king. Gillian recently returned to Berkeley and is at work on her third novel, about the formidable four-times widowed Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick. Her second novel, 'The September Queen,' is the first fictional account of the perilous and romantic odyssey of Jane Lane, an ordinary English girl who risked her life to help the young Charles II escape after the disastrous Battle of Worcester in 1651 by disguising him as her servant. She united her life-long love of books, British history, and theatre in writing her first novel, 'The Darling Strumpet,' based on the life of Nell Gwynn.

She moved into directing and producing theatre, founding The Pasadena Shakespeare Company, where she served as artistic director for nine years, producing thirty-seven critically acclaimed productions.

The darling strumpet